Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06

the Frauiein, no matter who else might %
offended. And the Fraulein herself grew
really to Ike the big boastful Englishman,
and did her best to make both of her dodgers
contented with their temporary home. This
was about the position of affairs when, some
eighteen months after they had left England,
Mr.. Wesley told Ben he should soon be return
ing. This was sad blow to Ben. No more
poached eggs on hot buttered toast, no more
tempting Rhine wine, no more idle days. He
told the Fraulein what tho Herr had said, and
she, too, grieved. No more stories about Lon
don; no more leaves from the stately genoa
logical tree; no more pleasant evenings
"And you must go!' she asked. And l
shall never You no more see!n
This set him thinking Why should he go
backs And the thinking ended in resolution
he would not 90 back. 1t came out in
mean to go back to England, Fraulein, but
shall settle down in Germany, if / can get
any work"
"There is plenty of work on the farm said
the Eraulein.
This did not altogether chime in with Ben,s
view Of life. Work was thing to be en-
dured, not courted. Plenty to eat and to
drink, and nothing to dc, was Bents domestic
creed. STILL he could work, and not work
very hard; and if he married the Fraulein,
the farm would be as good as his at once, and
absolutely his some day. Hemightdo worse;
he feared he could not do better.
give had some news from home, Ben, that
ought to please you. Your old sweetheart at
the rectory has had couple of thousand
pounds left her by her uncle, the miller"
1.-TWO thousand pounds" said Ben to him.
self. 1.-TWO thousand pounds. Why, that's
a fortune. Things is becoming extremely
complicated. l think I shall go back with
master
That night letter was dispatched to Eng
land, bearing on the envelope the name of
Miss Anna Robinson, at the rectory, Wesley,
Shropshire. This was the letter:
any Deerest Anner-I ope this will fine,
you in good eth as it leaves me at present.
Ny deerest Amer, it his long time sense,
rote to yew, but their have been so much to
do as have. no time l hop this will fine you,
in good helth, my deerest Amer. This is
very quite place, their is no, sports nor notnink.
orphan sy, for deer old Englan an the swete
faces, specially one, I left behind / ope to
see, it soon, SO know more at present from
your trew lover, Benz
What the Fraulein thought of it when she
heard that Ben had changed his mind hardly
know, but he made some plausible excuse, I
have no doubt, and promised to soothe her
wounded feelings that he would soon return.
Once more at Wesley! The first evening
after his arrival Ben went down to the rec
tory. Anna was out-but the coachman was
in
"Yo' back again, my lad Yo're just like a
bobby, Affirming up when Won are not
wanted"
Ben resented it,
Perhaps, if you don't want me, there's
some one else as does"
''Then perhaps there's two on 'em. for
see two on 'em together not five minutes
ago."
"Hey." exclaimed Ben.
'As much hay as yo' like, my lad. We
gies it to the 'osses and can spare a bit for a
donkey"
Clearly, there was no friendly feeling on
the part of the coachman for Ben.
Then the cook tackled him. you've made
fine mess of it, Ben. Have you heard what
she's had left here"
cleft her!" exclaimed the humbug
eyes, left hcr-e2, 900; and she's going for
it on Monday. I'm make them very COM
Portable
"Her and her mother" suggested Ben.
"Ho, no, no, ho!" roared the coachman
''Hi, hi, hi, hi' laughed the cook
"Hee, bee, hee, hee!' sang the kitchen
maid--all in chorus.
"Her and her mother!" and then they weni
off again.
sits very funny" said the victim, ''but l
don't see where the fun comes in
"Don't e now? Then I'll tell yer Yo're
come back to make it up VII her because
yo' an heard rs hers got some money. But
it's bespoke already for her and her
mother"
Goodman, cook and kitchen maid repeat
chorus.
"Ill not take it," said Ben, "from no ones
lips but hers. Her said herd stick to me,
and I've stuck to her, and expect her'll stick
to me, and that's all about it."
Then you can take it from her lips now,
Mr.. Benjamin." said Anna, coming I'm at the
moment you never wrote to me for more
than twelve months, though wrote to you
twice, and then, when l had some money
left me, you sent me a letter pretending as
how you was very fond of me. Afore you
went away | said to the coachmen, If he's
not in earnest, then I'm not in earnest and
that's all about it"
Never mind,n said Ben 10 himself that
night. "if one door shuts another door
opens
Yes, the door was open when Ben got
there, some six weeks after he had left. He
entered the house with the air of q master,
pauSing moment to look round on the vine
yards which would soon be his. He opened
an inner door; there sat Fraulein. busy with
her needle.
81 am back again. said he give me a
welcome"
'tThen you can go back again." she re-
piled
But l am come to stay and work on the
farm"
"The farm does not want you, neither do
/, ;" she answered.
Then Benjamin waxed furious. He called
her tickle and unkind, told her that no good
could come to a double dealing person, and
left her with the somewhat double edged re-
mark that "a bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush"
think ought to explain the Fraulein's be-
havior The old cook at Wesley wrote to
her to warn her against THAT presumin' VII
lun. ''-Casselrs Magazine
Trying the starvation Cure
Ex-senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, who has
been one of the most extreme bon vivants in
Washington, has become a convert Of ''the
starvation cure" He is sustaining life and re-
ducing his superfuous flesh On. three spoonfuls